After months of anticipation, the scaled-down Oscar ceremony took place this Sunday night, and it was one to remember. Several major records were set and Nomadland led the way as the biggest winner of the night with a total of three major awards.
In addition to winning the best picture, Nomadland made history in two additional categories. Chloé Zhao became the second woman to win the Oscar for the best director, while Frances McDormand won her third acting Oscar, becoming only the seventh person to do so.
Anthony Hopkins pulled a major upset with The Father, and became the oldest best actor winner, scooping the award from the expected winner Chadwick Boseman. The supporting acting awards were won by Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Youn Yuh-jung (Minari).
The list of movies to walk away with two awards includes The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank, Soul, and Sound of Metal. It was also a big night for Emerald Fennell, who won the best original screenplay award for Promising Young Woman, and Thomas Vinterberg, whose latest project Another Round was crowned as the best international film.
The 93rd Academy Awards took place on April 25th, and the ceremony was aired from Union Station and Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2021 ACADEMY AWARDS:
Best Picture
Nomadland
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Best Actress
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Supporting Actress
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Father – Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
Best Original Screenplay
Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Best International Feature Film
Another Round (Denmark)
Best Editing
Sound of Metal – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Best Cinematography
Mank – Erik Messerschmidt
Best Original Song
“Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
Best Original Score
Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Best Sound
Sound of Metal
Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Best Production Design
Mank
Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Best Costume Design
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
Best Visual Effects
Tenet
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
Best Documentary Feature
My Octopus Teacher
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette
Best Animated Feature Film
Soul – Pete Docter and Dana Murray
Best Animated Short Film
If Anything Happens I Love You
Best Live Action Short Film
Two Distant Strangers
